Fractal characterization of soil particle-size distribution under different land-use patterns in the Yellow River Delta Wetland in China

Journal of Soils and Sediments

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 1116-1122

  Peng, Gao ^a   Xiang, Niu ^b   Lv, Sheng qiao ^a   Zhang, Guang can ^a  

^a SHANDONG AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF FORESTRY   (China)

Author keywords

Land use pattern; Single fractal and multi fractal models; Soil particle size distribution (PSD); Yellow River Delta Wetland

Indexed keywords

CORRELATION; LAND TYPE; LAND USE CHANGE; PARTICLE SIZE; SOIL ANALYSIS; SOIL NUTRIENT; SOIL STRUCTURE;

CHINA; SHANDONG; YELLOW RIVER DELTA;

GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM; POPULUS; ROBINIA PSEUDOACACIA;

EID: 84901196185     PISSN: 14390108     EISSN: 16147480     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11368-014-0876-6     Document Type: Article

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